Posted on Sun, January 15, 2012 at 16:39 pm CET
Post Pic

Turkey and Cyprus’ Gas: More Troubles Ahead in 2012

New tension is brewing between Turkey and Cyprus after Cyprus’ and Israel’s enormous gas finds in the Eastern Mediterranean… Continue reading

Topics: Cyprus • Diplomacy • Energy • Israel • Politics • Russian Federation • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, January 15, 2012 at 15:47 pm CET
Post Pic

US, Israel in open rift over Iran

US-Israeli discord over action against Iran went into overdrive when the White House called off the biggest joint war game the US and Israel have ever staged… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Economy • Iran • Israel • Politics • Security and Defense • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, January 13, 2012 at 13:22 pm CET
Post Pic

U.S. Military Build-Up Around Iran Continues

The Pentagon is substantially building up its combat power around Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Security and Defense • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, January 9, 2012 at 21:18 pm CET
Post Pic

US, Russian, French and British air and naval forces are gathering around the Syrian and Iranian coasts

US, Russian French and British air and naval forces streamed to the Syrian and Iranian coasts over the weekend… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • France • Iran • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syria • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, January 4, 2012 at 21:47 pm CET
Post Pic

Sunni versus Shia: The Middle East’s New Strategic Conflict

Conflicts between Sunni and Shia Muslims are not at all new, but… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Iran • Iraq • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Lebanon • Libya War • Politics • Religion • Security and Defense • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, January 4, 2012 at 20:42 pm CET
Post Pic

Military tensions building up on Syria’s borders

Military tensions are building up on Syria’s borders… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Security and Defense • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, December 24, 2011 at 21:39 pm CET
Post Pic

Tactical Allies and Strategic Rivals: Turkey’s Changing Relations with Iran

General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a senior commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, declared that, if Iran came under attack from the U.S. or Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Iran • NATO • Politics • Security and Defense • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, December 23, 2011 at 08:37 am CET
Post Pic

The “Arab Spring” and Its Impact on Israel

The “Arab Spring” is the name given to the tumultuous political events of 2011… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Barry Rubin • Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Israel • Libya • The Middle East • Tunisia 
Posted on Sun, December 18, 2011 at 21:30 pm CET
Post Pic

Coming War Threat: Terrorists Developing a Safe Haven in Egypt to Attack Israel

Do policymakers, and “experts” care what happens in the Middle East? War? Bloodshed? Repression… Continue reading

Topics: Counter-terrorism • Egypt • Israel • Lebanon • Palestinian Terrorism • Politics • Security and Defense 
Posted on Fri, December 16, 2011 at 17:25 pm CET
Post Pic

U.S. Policy and Iran: Why Obama’s Bargain has Failed

This notion of choice is the basis for Obama Administration policy toward Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Iran • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, December 15, 2011 at 19:53 pm CET
Post Pic

Iran: all nuclear installations now underground

Iran announced yesterday that it had completed the transfer of its nuclear facilities underground… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Security and Defense • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, December 15, 2011 at 17:17 pm CET
Post Pic

Hamas evacuates its Syrian external headquarters

In view of the instability of Bashar Assad’s regime, Hamas has begun evacuating its Syrian external headquarters… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Security and Defense • Syria 
Posted on Mon, December 12, 2011 at 16:22 pm CET
Post Pic

Did Russia Play a Major Role in Iran’s Capture of the US Stealth Drone?

Moscow is deeply involved in helping Iran repel the next and most critical stage of the cyber war… Continue reading

Topics: China • Cyber War • Iran • Israel • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, December 8, 2011 at 22:13 pm CET
Post Pic

Iran displays captured US drone

Iran displayed the top-secret US stealth drone RQ-170 Sentinel captured on Sunday… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Iran • Security and Defense • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 21:54 pm CET
Post Pic

A Response to The Obama Administration’s Pretended Support for Israel’s Security

The Obama Administration seems to believe that merely repeating endlessly that they support Israel and its security… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 20:44 pm CET
Post Pic

US, Israel and Iran: Cyber Warfare in the Middle East

The Middle East is set for a Cyber War… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Iran • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 20:04 pm CET
Post Pic

USA: An ally no more

Under President Obama, the US government has become hostile to Israel’s national rights and strategic imperatives… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Diplomacy • Egypt • Feminism • Israel • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, December 3, 2011 at 18:13 pm CET
Post Pic

Overviewing Shi’a-Sunni Conflicts

As we approach the end of the first year of what has been called the Arab Spring… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Arab Spring • Bahrain • Culture • Iraq • Lebanon • Religion • Saudi Arabia • Security and Defense • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syria • Yemen 
Posted on Sat, December 3, 2011 at 16:59 pm CET
Post Pic

Iranian terrorist cell exposed in Bahrain

A terrorist cell was recently exposed in Bahrain, which according to the Bahraini and… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Counter-terrorism • GCC • Iran • Islamic Terrorism • Saudi Arabia • Security and Defense • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Thu, December 1, 2011 at 01:13 am CET
Post Pic

Turkey and Syria: from Friendship to War?

The inability of the Baath regime in Damascus to bring the situation in the country under control has compelled Turkey to… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Diplomacy • Economy • Kurdish People • Politics • Security and Defense • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 00:55 am CET
Post Pic

Countdown to Conflict: Military Build-Up around Syria

The armies of Syria’s seven neighbors were already scrambling into position on standby on its borders for acts of… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Israel Defense Forces • Jordan • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syria • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, November 24, 2011 at 01:13 am CET
Post Pic

WikiLeaks: Next Steps for Advancing Democracy in Egypt

At the time of the Bush administration… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, November 22, 2011 at 01:10 am CET
Post Pic

WikiLeaks: Syria Wanted to Buy UAV Components from German Firm

Clinton requested the US embassy in Berlin to inform the government of Germany about… Continue reading

Topics: Germany • Security and Defense • Syria 
Posted on Tue, October 18, 2011 at 20:32 pm CEST
Post Pic

More than Half of Afghans See Western Alliance as Occupiers

More than 50 percent of Afghans see the Western Alliance (ISAF / NATO) as occupying forces… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, October 18, 2011 at 19:38 pm CEST
Post Pic

The simple truth: The Palestinians want it all

Media, “experts,” and governments finds it very hard to understand an amazing phenomena… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process